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...Paris, in the Quartier Latin, one Juliana Hastre, young Argentine singer, was gowning for dinner when a messenger delivered to her an egg of prehistoric proportions, an Easter token from her friend Mlle. Van Hong Lu in India. Taking the present with her to the evening's revel at another friend's house, Mile. Hastre exhibited its glossy chocolate surface and sugary frosting, caused mouths to water at the thought of sweet liqueurs or sugary stuffing within, caused shrieks of horror when, cracking the shell, she released half a dozen scabrous tropical cockroaches and a vicious, adult scorpion, which immediately...
During the meeting W. R. Chase '26 in behalf of the clubs presented D. C. Gates '26 with a gold watch as a token of his leadership as president which has brought the Clubs to their present high standard of excellence...
Father Mercier, in a low voice, said mass for his dying uncle. At the moment of the Agnus Dei, with its supplication to the Lamb of God, "who takest away the sins of the world," to give him peace, the dying one inclined his head as a token of peaceful leave of those around him. He tried to pronounce the benediction, but was too weak. His thin, transparent hand moved through the sign of the cross with effort. He was certain of death; had been refusing all medicines. Towards the last, attendants thought they heard him whisper " . . .rien...
...things increase and multiply, the University of California announced that- not counting correspondence students, extension workers or any students doing work that does not count towards a degree, but counting only full-time students-it had 16,282 students enrolled for the current semester and was by that token "largest school of its kind in the U. S." Columbia University was reported second largest with 11,836 full-timers; the University of Illinois was third with 11,212. (Last year, Columbia reported a grand total of 32,769 students of all kinds; was the largest school of its kind...
...vulgarity of the common or garden variety, or such lamentable paucity of wit and artistry as is represented by this issue. The lbis has that bilious and mangy appearance that we hear was characteristic of the late lamented William Jennings Bryan at the Dayton trial, and by the same token seems to be headed for silence. At least unless it takes a brace and buys itself a bottle or two of Epsom salts...